The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-17
PERSONAL.
Sow KEE, the richest Chinaman in San Diego,
Cal, is dead, and has left $500, 900 behind him

Sow KEE, the richest Chinaman in San Diego,
Cal, is dead and has left $500, 900 behind him.
Miss CHARLOTTE MORRILL,, secretary of a
Brooklyn educational institution, may succeed
Miss Freeman as President of Wellesley College.
The latter is to be married next month
A SILVER HAIRED patron of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel in New York who has lived there for
twenty five years. claims that in that time his
lodging and meals have cost him 100000
HIDEMARo NAMBoo, of Japan, was graduated
at Princeton in 1878. He is now court astrono-
mer at Toxic. When he accepted the court APP
pontment his name was changed to Hidemaro
Okenna
Gov. LEE. of Virginia, is a candidate for the
Senate, and his friends say he will receive the
nomination by reclamation. Hon. j. S. Bar
bour contempateS Withdrawing his name for
that high place
BY the death of Mrs Jacob Persinger, of
Salem, Va, Roanoke College will come into pos
session Of real estate worth about $4,000 which
was bequeathed to the college by her husband
eight years ago.
Mormon Apostles, is in danger of being deposed.
He is partially inclined to renounce polygamy
and his brother apostles begin TO think he is
tainted with heresy.
ERsKNE NJ. PHELPS, of Chicago, who was
master of ceremonies at the dinner given to the
President at the Palmer House, is one of the
best dressed men i'll the Western Venice He
bear striking resemblance to j. Wilkes Booth.
WILLIAM MAvERN. employed in the rolling
mill at Schuylkill Haven, Pa, on Monday, as
catcher OF the rolls failed to notice bar of
reu-hot iron, and in an instant it coied
itself twice around his body, INJECTING fatal
injuries
OLD MARSHAL BLUcHER is still warmly remem-
bered by the PrusSian people. On tue last an
niversary OF his death his statue in Berlin was
covered With lIurel, and one aged veteran who
fought under Butcher laid at its feet wreath of
oak leaves
Miss ANNIE l.. LEONARD, of East Hampton,
Mass, has sailed for Germany to complete her
must cal studies Her voice is said 10 10 an ex-
act counterpart of Gersters. As Miss Leonard
is the only daughter of wealthy family, she
will never sing in public.
Gov McGILr of Minnesota, is visiting the
East for the first time In twenty years. He left
Pennsy lvauia in 1865 in quest of fortune and
tanning bota, ne is passing few weeks among
relatives and friends in Erie county, the Key
stone state
PROF. y. p. TIMING, NJ. D., of Brooklyn, read
a paper OF AMERICAN Life as Related to
Inebriety'" dt tlie quarterly meeting of the So
ciety for the Study of Inebriety In London. As
there are no otner than private inebriate asy-
lusns IN Great Britain his paper about govern
mental retreats in America excited great at
tention and interest.
S. D. SMoiIANoFF, inventor of the nitro-gy-
ceIipe s3ell. has left san Francisco for Wash
ingtoa, en- ronte to Europe The shell has at
tracted considerable attention in England and
France, aud Gen. Bouanger has invited the in
ventor TO Paris with the object of testing its
worth. SmolianoT is a Russian Of middle age
He came to america dozen years ago
A PROMINENT HOTEL STEWARD in Chicago is
co m m a Ia ono inpouip nv teaching wealthv